The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1887-06-02
GEORGIA GLEANINGS.

show an increase of 100000.
Griffin is to have new bank with
a capital of 100000.
A company is being formed for
building a 100000 manufacturing
establishment at Ringgold.
Watermelons have appeared in
the Atlanta market. The prices
range from 75c. to 81 each.
, The registered distillery of Martin
V. TEEN, in Gilmer county, was de-
stroyed by fire last week.
John NJ. Green, of Atlanta, has
organized guano factory at Ameri-
Gus.
The Augusta Knights of Labor
feel gratified over the receipt of
$4,000 from Philadelphia to pay the
expenses Of last years strike.
Messrs. John NJ. Green, of Allan
ia, and George w. Henderson, of
Baltimore, Md, have arranged to
start cotton seed oil mill and GU
ano factory at Troy, Ala.
The citizens of Newman, Ga, have
petiti0ned the interstate railroad
commissioners at Washington, D. c.,
to give the interstate commerce law
a trial without any amendments
whatever.
A tough story is told by the Clarks-
vile, Ga, Advertiser, as follows:
mckay cut down a larg tree on
Pigeon Mountain, for tan bark, and
there were in the tree six coons, two
possums, three wild cats, eighteen
gray squirrels, two crows nests and a
swarm of bees and two other small
animals got away"
The dwelling house Mr.. Hill, in
Murray county, was struck by light
ming, the bolt running down the
chimney, tearing out the jam and
ripping up the floor. 1t Frustrated
all in the room. Miss Dunlap was
badly shocked and was unconscious
for some time. The electricity
blackened her body, burned her
dress and tore her shoes completely
off.
The Comptroller General has is
sued fl ia against J. A. Robson,
Tax Collector Of Washington county,
for an unpaid balance Of s2,52l.8O on
the taxes of 1866 THE sureties of
the counties bond of the Collector
have also applied to be relieved
from future liability for 1887, alleg-
ing malpractice in Office and that he
IS defaulter to the State as their
grounds for relief. The bondsmen
have paid up the present shortage.
The crops in Georgia are consid-
erably better than the crops of last
year were at this time. There is a
marked increase in the acreage of
food supply crops. The acreage in
in corn is : per cent. greater than
the acreage for the previous five
years, and the oat crop is increased
IA per cent above the acreage of
last year. The condition of the work
stock is better than any year since
1888.
Little George Beverly fell from a
magnolia tree in his fathers yard at
Hawkinsville breaking his leg about
the middle of the thigh bone in a
horrible manner. He struck large
limb in falling, which broke the
bone, and on coming in contact with
the ground his leg was doubled up
in such manner that the bone cut
through both the flesh and pants on
top of the thigh and protruded sever
al inches. Drs. Riley, Smith and
Jordan were summoned as speedily
as possible and set the leg as far as
the flesh wound would permit.
Over 800 colts are owned in Burke
county, Ca, and they ask 500 to
$500 each for them. Roland Stein
er, citizen of the county, has twelve
brood mares and seven colts. For
one of these colts, which is ten
months old, he has repeatedly refus-
ed $3.50. This is a blooded animal.
from Mr.. McCathern's celebrated
thoroughbred stallion, Almont, which
is valued at $4,000. Mr.. J. l.. Full
cher, also, who is considerably inter
ested in stock raising, has two
year old colt for which he has refus
ed $500. The aggregate value of
Burke county's live stock is $685.
and the amount will continue to in
crease every year.
The champion snake story of the
season was told US last Saturday, by
MIR. W. II. Houser. A negro woman
living about mile and half from
Perry, on the farm belonging to Mr.
J. q. Davis, killed snake one day
last week, in the nest of sitting hen.
When the snake was dead, the wo-
man discovered that there was some
thing unusual within the snake, and
that eggs were missing from the hen
nest. She held the snake up by the
tail, and shook il until saven ac,s